tunneller

tun·nel

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tuhn-l]
- /ˈtʌn l/
- /ˈtʌnlə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhn-l]
- /ˈtʌn l/

Definitions of tunneller word

noun tunneller an underground passage. 1
noun tunneller a passageway, as for trains or automobiles, through or under an obstruction, as a city, mountain, river, harbor, or the like. 1
noun tunneller an approximately horizontal gallery or corridor in a mine. 1
noun tunneller the burrow of an animal. 1
noun tunneller Dialect. a funnel. 1
verb with object tunneller to construct a passageway through or under: to tunnel a mountain. 1

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Origin of tunneller

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English tonel (noun) < Middle French tonele, tonnelle funnel-shaped net, feminine of tonnel cask, diminutive of tonne tun; see -elle

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Parts of speech for Tunneller

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tunneller

tunneller popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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